A friend of mine (Wendy) has recently designed a product that will really make pumping breast milk more relaxing and fun.

Wendy thought of this when she was pumping breast milk with for her two children as she found it boring sat in a chair holding the pump to her chest. She made herself a hands free pumping support out of some material so that she could use this time to read a magazine, have a drink or talk on the phone whilst attached the the breast pump.

It gave her so much more flexibility that she took it one step further and decided to make the product available for all breastfeeding mothers.

For more information on this product - please visit Wendy's website at www.mikeandtonis.com

So, I finally had to bite the bullet and hire a caregiver for my children.

After being a nanny myself for so long and raising other children I always said that I would not have anybody else to help. BUT having your own children is nothing like looking after other peoples and I have become so busy that I was not really being the Mum that I wanted to be. The patient - calm - parent that I was, had turned into - "Just a minute I have to finish this email (whilst I furiously type away on the computer as I know I will be called again any minute, or shh I have to make a call, Gabe shh, don't do that, get off your sister - oh Hello" (whilst grimacing, frowning and waving an arm to sign stop) all whilst talking calmly on the phone - this is not how I want to be remembered when my children reflect on their younger years.

So - my search for childcare began. Originally I was going to go with daycare 2 days a week but my husband didn't want our youngest in a daycare environment - which left me with the option of hiring somebody to come to our home to watch the children whilst I work upstairs.

I was dreading the change for Kenya as I really thought she would start waking up again and having some sleep regression - but so far so good and she has actually really taken to our caregiver without any issues - so I am very pleased - it also means that when I have finished work I am much more relaxed and can do things with the children without distraction.

So far so good -